Highly compatible N64 emulator
Gopher64 is a cross-platform N64 emulator. Some notable features:
Windows:
MacOS:
brew install --cask gopher64Linux:
flatpak install flathub io.github.gopher64.gopher64Android:
https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64/wiki
Keys are mapped according to these defaults. Xbox-style controllers also have a default mapping applied.
Gopher64 supports P2P netplay (online play with others).
Please read the guide before trying out netplay.
If you would like to keep all the game data in the same folder as the executable, you just need to create a file called "portable.txt" in the same directory as the executable.
If you want to run the flatpak from the command line, you need to add the --filesystem=host:ro option, for example:
flatpak run --filesystem=host:ro io.github.gopher64.gopher64 /path/to/rom.z64git clone --recursive https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64.gitcd gopher64git submodule update --init --recursivecargo build --release./target/release/gopher64 /path/to/rom.z64 sudo apt install clang llvmPRs that are vibe coded and/or co-authored by AI agents (Plan/Agent mode) are not permitted. If you are going to submit a PR, it should be scoped to a single feature/improvement.
Please contact me via a GitHub issue or Discord (loganmc10) before doing substantial work on a PR.
Gopher64 is licensed under the GPLv3 license. Many portions of gopher64 have been adapted from mupen64plus and/or ares. The license for mupen64plus can be found here. The license for ares can be found here.
Free code signing for the Windows release is provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.
During online netplay sessions, the server logs your IP address and basic session information (game title and session name) for operational purposes. No additional personal data is collected or stored.
If you enable the RetroAchievements feature, some data is sent to their systems. Please see their terms here.
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